Device For Removing An Archery Arrow Or Arrowhead From A Receiving Support
A device to remove an archery arrow or arrowhead from a target or receiving support is fitted to a knife at one or more suitable points and comprises a gripper which can be fitted to and/or receive an archery arrowhead or arrow that penetrates the target or the receiving support. The device installed on a knife is employed to grip the arrow or arrowhead so that the knife can be pivoted like a lever such that the tip of the knife rests on the target or receiving support. In this way, the arrow or arrowhead can be removed by tilting the knife.
The invention relates to the technical field of equipment for archery and associated accessories.
When the archer shoots, he or she releases an arrow that strikes a target at high velocity, the nature of the target being possibly animal or vegetable and, in the latter case, the target is made of wood or is even a tree trunk. The impact depth is several millimetres or even several centimetres, depending on the nature of the receiving support, the power of the bow and the type of arrow and arrowhead used.
The problem encountered is the fact that, as far as the applicant is aware, there is no suitable tool or mechanism for recovering the arrow by removing it from the receiving support.
It is observed, in practice, that extraction is not easy and causes either deformation of the arrow or it is necessary to use a knife or similar tool to enlarge the opening around the area where the arrow struck in order to allow its removal. In practice, the archer often uses the tip of his or her knife to enlarge this opening. He or she thus risks damaging said arrowhead. The arrow may be made in one piece (bonded shaft and arrowhead) or in three parts (tube, insert and arrowhead). The arrowhead has a thread on which the end of the tubular part of the body of the arrow fits. Whatever the case, even if one can remove the body of the arrow, the arrowhead remains embedded in the receiving support and is still very difficult to get out.
The applicant's approach was therefore to give serious thought to this particular problem which is an extreme nuisance to him, especially when he is training and loses numerous arrows and/or arrowheads because of deformation or damage, this being, in the long-term, expensive, not to mention the damage it causes to targets and areas struck by arrows in particular.
The applicant's approach was therefore to devise a device that was simple to produce which could facilitate the removal of arrows and arrowheads without damaging them and without risk of damaging the tip of the knife or the receiving medium.
Another sought-after object of the invention was to use additional equipment available to the archer that had an acceptable cost price in relation to its usefulness and which was extremely practical for the archer when needed.
These objects and others will become apparent from the following description.
According to a first aspect of the invention, the device for removing an archery arrow or arrowhead from its receiving support is distinctive in that said device can be fitted to a knife at one or more suitable points and comprises a means which can be fitted to and/or tightened around an archery arrow or arrowhead that penetrates a target or a receiving support and in that the knife is used to position the means or to tighten same around the arrow or arrowhead so that the knife can be pivoted like a lever such that the tip of the knife rests on the target or receiving area so that the arrow or arrowhead can be removed by tilting the knife.
These aspects and others will become apparent from the following description.
The object of the present invention is described, merely by way of example, in the accompanying drawings in which:
In order that the object of the invention may more readily be understood, the following description is given, merely by way of example, reference being made to the accompanying drawings.
The device (D) according to the invention can be fitted to a knife (1). The function of the device (D) according to the invention is to be fitted to a knife at one or more suitable points. It comprises a means (M) which can be fitted to and/or receive an archery arrow (F) or arrowhead (P) that penetrates a target (C) or a receiving support made of a material of any vegetable, wood, animal or other type whatsoever.
The device according to the invention is therefore used to position means (M) or tighten same around the arrow or arrowhead so that the knife can be pivoted like a lever such that the tip of the knife penetrates the target or receiving area of the arrow so that the arrow or arrowhead can be removed by tilting the knife.
There are several possible implementations.
A first embodiment is described below, reference being made to FIGS. 1 to 4. The device comprises a feature on blade (1a) of the knife with a least one opening in which a guide (2) slides or rests on a pin (3), the guide being attached to the knife blade by means of a knurled knob (4). This opening can be an oblong opening (1b) in the actual blade itself or consist of one or more notches (1e) formed on the upper edge of the blade allowing movement of pin (3) of the above-mentioned guide. Guide (2) has two components, namely a fixed base plate (2a) with a vertical wing (2a1) and movable jaws (5) articulated on pin (6), said jaws having a vertical wing (5a) intended to move up against wing (2a), together defining a cradle or tube for positioning arrow (F). These movable jaws are capable of positioning and clamping the arrow against wing (2a1) thanks to pivoting of an operating control (7) forming a cam mounted on a pin (8) joined to the above-mentioned base plate. When the jaws are opened,
In this situation,
FIGS. 1 to 4 show the embodiment of the invention.
In one version of this first principle (see
In another alternative embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the knife itself (1) is not modified, i.e. the blade has no cut-out or notches. In the area where the shank and the handle join, the knife accommodates a guard (10), the lower end (10a) of which protrudes and is capable of accommodating an extraction rod (11) that can be bent and articulated on a pin (14) located on the guard. Said rod has, on its free end, an internal thread (11a) capable of mating with arrowhead (P) after removal of the actual arrow (F). The handle of the knife has an internal cavity (1d) capable of enclosing above-mentioned extraction rod (11) in order not to obstruct gripping of the knife during normal use.
Another alternative embodiment is shown in
The solution proposed by the applicant is therefore extremely simple to produce and very practical in use. Its cost price is affordable.
The two solutions can be used independently or be incorporated in a single knife that then has the dual features mentioned above.
Claims
1. A device for removing an archery arrowhead or arrow from a receiving support or target wherein said device is adapted to be fitted to a knife at one or more suitable points and comprises receiving means adapted to be fitted to and/or receive an archery arrow or arrowhead that penetrates a target a receiving support, and further comprising means to fit or tighten the receiving means around the arrow or arrowhead so that the knife can be pivoted like a lever such that a tip of the knife penetrates the target or receiving support so that the arrow or arrowhead can be removed by tilting the knife.
2. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a blade of the knife has at least one opening and the device comprises a guide on a first pin that fits into said at least one opening, the guide being attached to the blade of the knife by means of a knurled knob, and wherein the guide includes a fixed base plate with a first wing, and movable jaws articulated on a second pin, said jaws having a second wing to move against the first wing, together defining a cradle or tube for receiving the arrow or arrowhead.
3. A device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said opening is oblong and is located interior of the blade.
4. A device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said opening comprises one or more notches on an upper edge of the blade of the knife.
5. A device as claimed in claim 2, further comprising an operating control forming a cam mounted on a pin joined to the base plate, pivoting of the operating control causing the movable jaws to position and clamp a body of the arrow against the first wing.
6. A device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the jaws are mounted on the second pin in a manner that ensures connection to an operating lever acting as a cam, the second pin being off centered relative to a support surface of said lever so as to produce uniform thrust over the entire jaws.
7. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blade of the knife is not modified, and, in an area where a shank and a handle join, the knife accommodates a guard, a lower end of the guard protrudes and accommodates a bent extraction rod articulated on a pin located on the guard, said rod has, on a free end, an internal thread or mating with the arrowhead after removal of the actual arrow, and the handle of the knife has an internal cavity for enclosing the extraction rod.
8. A device as claimed in claim 1 in combination with a knife adapted to accommodate said device.
9. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the knife has a curved lip and an inward opening located between the blade and a guard of the knife, and the curved lip makes it possible to attach and articulate a joining piece, a front end of the joining piece is shaped like a clevis with a suspension spacer pin and an other end of the joining piece is capable of screwing onto an external thread of the arrow head of the arrow, said joining piece functioning as a swivel lever.
10. A device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the joining piece has an extended, deep clevis with an axially recessed area allowing the joining piece to engage with and swivel around the curved lip.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 15, 2005
Publication Date: Sep 13, 2007
Patent Grant number: 7682270
Inventor: Edouard De Buyer-Mimeure (L'Etrat)
Application Number: 11/569,694
International Classification: B23P 19/04 (20060101);